Still mad about the cancellation of this year’s Santa Ana Cinco de Mayo event? Well guess what? It looks like that is the least of our worries. Apparently the Santa Ana City Council majority has driven our city to the brink of bankruptcy, according to the Voice of OC.

The Voice of OC quoted Deputy City Manager Robert Cortez about the situation. He said “the current situation is not sustainable.” However Cortez makes a whopping $294,881.41 in pay and benefits, according to Transparent California. The median annual Chief Executive Officer salary in Los Angeles, CA is $192,976, as of April 29, 2018, according to payscale.com. Cortez is making more than most CEOs and he is just the Deputy City Manager! Perhaps that is part of the problem in Santa Ana?

But that’s not all. Our current City Council majority also made all these financial mistakes in the past few years: Continue reading→

“Cortez said city leaders are concerned about disease as a statewide outbreak of hepatitis that started in a San Diego homeless encampment and spread to Los Angeles and beyond. So far 672 have been reported statewide, but none in Orange County.” Continue reading→

The Santa Ana City Council has voted to send Gerardo Mouet back to the Parks Department. He is no longer the acting Santa Ana City Manager.

Mouet has been replaced by Deputy City Manager Robert Cortez, who will be the acting city manager while the City Council looks for a permanent replacement for fired former City Manager David Cavazos. Continue reading→

The City of Santa Ana is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Robert Cortez as Deputy City Manager. Robert has been serving as the Special Assistant to the City Manager for over two years, during which time he has completed several significant projects including implementation of the City’s Five-Year Strategic Plan, Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program, and Information Technology Strategic Plan. Robert recently participated in a nation-wide recruitment in which he was unanimously selected as the top candidate in the selection process.

Robert began his work with the City in 1999 as an Accounting Assistant in the Parks and Recreation Agency. He promoted through the ranks of finance and budget-related job classifications eventually to the position of Assistant Director of Finance and Management Services and in 2014 he joined the City Manager’s Office. During his 17 years with the City, Robert has worked for three different City departments and has been involved in a diverse range of project areas. Robert holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Southern California. Raised in Santa Ana, he attended Santa Ana Valley High School and Santa Ana College as well. Continue reading→